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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in online education technology have provided the means for people in nations all aver the world to be participants in online classes. These massive open online courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that learning technology institutions must deal with today because learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of these massively open online courses is good? How can institutions certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business models are being used by organizations like Netherlands Antilles to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle issues like inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these interesting new open educational endeavours. Universities want to know how these MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this crescive desire for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This stimulating new book also describes the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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